Smyrna History

Smyrna April 5, 2025

A glimpse into Smyrna’s early 20th century dairy industry

By Larry Felton Johnson Regular readers of the Cobb County Courier know that we often heavily cite the Georgia Historic Newspapers website in our history articles. Examples of our articles…

A cartoon terrier holds up a paper with Dog Tax written and a "canceled" stamp over it

Smyrna May 21, 2024

Smyrna in 1907: dog owners up in arms over dog tax exemption for terriers

Image above created with DALL-E from OpenAI, and editing with Canva As editor and publisher of the Cobb County Courier, I often read through old newspapers on the Georgia Historic…

Smyrna June 20, 2017

City of Smyrna to take over Smyrna Museum operations and redesign exhibits

Directly across from downtown Smyrna is a replica of the city’s historic 1910 train depot that has long served as a museum. Since 1999, former Smyrna Mayor Harold Smith, now…

Urban Planning April 8, 2025

Cities that want to attract business might want to focus less on financial incentives and more on making people feel safe

by Kaitlyn DeGhetto, University of Dayton and Zachary Russell, Xavier University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] To attract business investment, American cities and states offer…

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Smyrna History

A glimpse into Smyrna’s early 20th century dairy industry

Smyrna in 1907: dog owners up in arms over dog tax exemption for terriers

City of Smyrna to take over Smyrna Museum operations and redesign exhibits